Inner Kingdom and I AM

2 Samuel 16:2-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

2And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
2 Samuel 16:2-3

Biblical Context

King asks what the gifts mean; Ziba explains they are for the king's household and the travelers. Then the king asks where the master's son is, and Ziba says he abides in Jerusalem, hoping the kingdom will be restored to his master.

Neville's Inner Vision

To interpret this through the Neville lens, see the king as the I AM, the one supreme awareness in which all appears. The gifts Ziba lists are not merely things but images of states of consciousness: provision for the journeyer, nourishment for the young, wine for the faint in the wilderness. They speak of abundance available to the traveler inside; yet the question lingers—where is the master's son? The son is the living seed of true authority, the awakened sense of rightful rule within your own heart. His absence in Jerusalem signals a belief that power belongs to some outer scene or history rather than to you in the now. When you identify with the I AM and affirm that the kingdom is here, the inner son need not wait in exile; you invite him to come into the throne room of your consciousness. The health, shareable abundance, and refreshment you offer are not external; they are the feelings of being unmoved by absence, of knowing your state of kingship is permanent and present.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the feeling that the inner king is seated now. Sit quietly, place a hand on your heart, and declare I am the king of this inner land; my kingdom is established within me. Then revise any sense of lack by repeating The kingdom is restored within me this moment and feel it as real.

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